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V weapon launch site
Image of launching site with craters. Captioned 'Pest's nest: a launching site of the larger type in the Pas de Calais area. Repairs are nearing completion and further attention from Allied bombers seems about due. Note craters and slit trenches'.
After the raid
Photograph of night view with vehicles and people on ground with searchlight looking up. Building on left (control tower) has people on balcony. Captioned 'after the raid: the station commander of a Bomber Command station watches the return of his…
Royal visitors
King, Queen and Princess Elizabeth in centre of a large crows of servicemen. Captioned 'Royal visitors: a happy picture of the King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth during their visit to several bomber command stations. The aircrews had just returned…
Attack on ammunition dump
View from the air of burning target area. Captioned 'Up in smoke: terrific explosions occurring during a night raid by Lancasters on an ammunition dump at Sable-sur-Sarthe, near Le Mans'.
Heinsburg
Target photograph showing bomb explosions and another Lancaster below on top right. Captioned 'Brewing up: an RAF Lancaster makes its run over the target during the daylight bombing of Heinsburg'.
Dawn arrival - Lancaster
View from rear of a Lancaster in silhouette engines running with people on the right. Captioned 'Dawn arrival: an Avro Lancaster , back from a raid, taxies to its dispersal point. Judicious use of the wheel brakes, and power from two inboard…
Airborne Lancaster
Front quarter view looking down at an airborne Lancaster letters 'PG-?' flying above cloud. Captioned 'A Lancaster III on a daylight test flight above cloud'.
Sinking of the Tirpitz
Account of Bomber Command sinking of the Tirpitz with 12,000 lb bombs. Discusses the use of aircraft to sink warships and the effect of explosions of ships magazines in British battleships. Includes b/w photograph of sunken ship and diagram relating…
Wizernes V-weapon bunker
Reconnaissance photograph showing heavily cratered area around the dome shaped Wizernes V-weapon storage site. Large craters were created by Tallboy bombs dropped by 617 Squadron on 24th June 1944. Caption 'More to be pitted: an installation in Pas…
Bomb dump
An airman standing between two rows of bombs piled three high. Captioned 'Retribution in waiting: a scene in one of the many hundreds of bomb dumps in this country. Apart from all the other complicated organisation necessary to stage a heavy raid on…
Lancasters over Hamburg
Image from above of silhouette of a Lancaster with anti-aircraft tracer lines and bomb explosions below. Captioned 'on the night of January 30th, Lancasters reached Hamburg through exceptionally stormy weather, got on their target, and in half an…
Hanover
Outline of streets can be seen amongst fire and explosions. Captioned 'Illuminated Baedecker: the streets of Hannover on fire during the recent heavy attack by Bomber Command on that city. The broad ribbon running diagonally is the Sale Strasse'.
Falling bombs
Six views of bombs falling. captioned 'Down Germany way: a remarkable series of photographs showing a salvo of 1000 lb bombs falling from an Avro Lancaster. It is interesting to note how the missiles appear to point in different directions, even in…
Brunswick
Reconnaissance photograph showing city centre. Captioned 'For how much longer? A reconnaissance photograph of the bomb damage to Brunswick. For every week the war continues some German city is devastated by allied aircraft'.
1942 Royal Air Force diary
Information on the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF, Indian Air Force, the Eire Air Corps, aircraft photographs and information. Air Force decorations, aviation world records. Continues with pages of information on aerodromes, RAF badges, aircraft instruments,…
Wedding telegram
Heartfelt congratulations and wishing every happiness.
List of postings
Mentions St John's Wood, Bridgnorth, 11 AGS, 12 OTU, 1657 Conversion Unit, Lancaster finishing school, 115 Squadron, Pathfinder NTU, 7 Squadron. Training and operational units have associated flying hours alongside,
War gratuity and post war credit entitlement
Form giving personal details for G C Shepherd and amount £60 19s.
Birth certificate
Parts of George Charles Shepherd birth certificate.
London county council form T7/2B
Details Mr Shepherd and place of employment, date of beginning work, status, subject, time and grade.
Reference for Mr G C Shepherd
From an RAFVR(T) flying officer detailing George Shepherd previous service as a member of the Air Training Corps before joining the RAF and comment on character and suitability for post applied for.
Letter to George Shepherd from RAF records
States that he was not qualified for the Defence Medal but to notify them if he had performed civil defence or other qualifying service prior enlistment and if so his entitlement would be reviewed.
Letter to George Shepherd from RAF records concerning claim for Defence Medal
Writes that no trace of certificate of civil defence service in support of claim for Defence Medal could be found at their office. Asks him to supply relevant dates
Letter to George Shepherd from RAF records concerning claim for Defence Medal
Continued correspondence on claim for Defence Medal and states he still did not qualify. Stated that he was qualified for 1939/45 star and France and Germany Star.
Letter to George Shepherd from RAF records concerning claim for Defence Medal
Regrets any inconvenience and now encloses Defence Medal.